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The Monster
by L.J. Shen
I’m friends with the Monster that’s under my bed…
Knowing Sam’s dark past and his area of work, I was expecting certain things from this book. But the narrative went in directions I could never have imagined, and as usual, I was blown away by the depth of emotion it invoked in me. Shen executes another seemingly impossible romance between star crossed lovers that slowly creeps into your heart and makes a permanent place.
Sam has from day one been one of the most magnetic characters in this series, and I was dying to peel back some of his layers. And as you’d think, he’s one broken, cold, enigmatic psychopath. Designed to infuriate you by some of his actions, while sneakily melting your heart in the very next moment. The little boy you remember to the monster with a hollow tin chest.
However, Aisling was the character that most intrigued me, precisely because she was the most underrated, the proverbial good little wallflower nerd. But she’s so much more. Unrequited love is hard y’all, especially when it’s with an alphahole who won’t give you the time of day. It takes a different kind of strength to put your heart out there, go get your man even when it shreds your dignity a little, maintain absolute self awareness about your toxic love, all while having a career and holding together a rather crappy family, and our girl has that in spades. Initially I was like don’t do it girl, eventually I was all you go girl, firmly in Camp Aisling. Her growth from someone everyone takes for granted to bad bleep who puts her backbone to good use is glorious. Our girl’s got just a bit of a dark side, like all good girls do. A monster for a monster.
It is so fun to watch Sam going through the stages of love from denial to anger to finally acceptance and having to grovel his way out of the doghouse. Sam and his Nix have explosive chemistry and gave me all the butterflies, their connection inexorable, their love inevitable. Consequently, this book is the hottest so far in series IMO. Two sides of the same coin, their killer and healer facets complement each other extremely well. As always, the supporting cast is endearing and hilarious, if sometimes incredibly dysfunctional. I can’t wait to see what Belle and Devon bring to the table.
Knowing Sam’s dark past and his area of work, I was expecting certain things from this book. But the narrative went in directions I could never have imagined, and as usual, I was blown away by the depth of emotion it invoked in me. Shen executes another seemingly impossible romance between star crossed lovers that slowly creeps into your heart and makes a permanent place.
Sam has from day one been one of the most magnetic characters in this series, and I was dying to peel back some of his layers. And as you’d think, he’s one broken, cold, enigmatic psychopath. Designed to infuriate you by some of his actions, while sneakily melting your heart in the very next moment. The little boy you remember to the monster with a hollow tin chest.
However, Aisling was the character that most intrigued me, precisely because she was the most underrated, the proverbial good little wallflower nerd. But she’s so much more. Unrequited love is hard y’all, especially when it’s with an alphahole who won’t give you the time of day. It takes a different kind of strength to put your heart out there, go get your man even when it shreds your dignity a little, maintain absolute self awareness about your toxic love, all while having a career and holding together a rather crappy family, and our girl has that in spades. Initially I was like don’t do it girl, eventually I was all you go girl, firmly in Camp Aisling. Her growth from someone everyone takes for granted to bad bleep who puts her backbone to good use is glorious. Our girl’s got just a bit of a dark side, like all good girls do. A monster for a monster.
It is so fun to watch Sam going through the stages of love from denial to anger to finally acceptance and having to grovel his way out of the doghouse. Sam and his Nix have explosive chemistry and gave me all the butterflies, their connection inexorable, their love inevitable. Consequently, this book is the hottest so far in series IMO. Two sides of the same coin, their killer and healer facets complement each other extremely well. As always, the supporting cast is endearing and hilarious, if sometimes incredibly dysfunctional. I can’t wait to see what Belle and Devon bring to the table.